Karnataka: Accident involving KSRTC bus and car claims 6 lives

Two men, women and children are among those deceased

The mangled remains of a car which met with an accident at Sampaje. Credit: Special arrangement

Six persons died in an accident between a car and a KSRTC bus at Sampaje, situated on the border of Kodagu-DK, on Friday.

The car was bound for Mangaluru from Madikeri while the bus was bound for Madikeri. The mishap occurred near a petrol bunk in Sampaje.

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They hail from Malavalli in Mandya and a total of nine members of two families were bound for Mangaluru for a tour. Of the deceased, two are women, two men and two children. The condition of two persons including a child is said to be serious.

Madikeri rural police have visited the spot. The injured have been shifted to a hospital in Sullia in Dakshina Kannada. More details are awaited.